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This is a summary, to read the articles in their entirety visit: Canku Ota (Many Paths) http://www.turtletrack.org An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America June 1, 2002 - Issue 62 **************************************************************************** "Ode'imini-giizis" Strawberry Moon ANISHNAABE **************************************************************************** "I dance for it lifts my spirits. I reach out and touch the hands of my ancestors and know that I've come home." John Active, Bethel, Alaska **************************************************************************** We Salute Damion Killsback The young man who would soon be honored scanned the powwow crowd looking for his mother. Two of Damion Killsback's three brothers were there, along with a sister. His 5-year-old daughter, his nephew, an aunt and an uncle were there, too. But Jackie Tang could not be found in the sea of faces, and if she did not show up soon, Damion's Honor Ceremony would not happen. **************************************************************************** Artist: Phillip M. Haozous Phillip M. Haozous, who accompanied his father's sculptures to the Olympics, is one five sons born to Allan and Anna Marie Houser. Phillip promotes his fathers legacy by sharing his art with the public at the Allan Houser Compound, a 110-acre area nestled in the sandy, softly rolling high desert dotted with juniper, near Santa Fe in New Mexico and speaking throughout the world. The Allan Houser Sculpture Garden was a collaborative project between Phillip and his father, each piece thoughtfully positioned in the beautiful open landscape with Santa Fe Mountains as a backdrop. **************************************************************************** Memories of a Reindeer Herder - Jimmy Komeak - Part two As a part of the environmental review of Kunnek Resource Development Corporation's (KRDC) development known as "Revitalization of the Western Arctic Reindeer Herd", the Environmental Impact Review Board (EIRB) sought information about reindeer herding techniques. This report summarizes the results of interviews with residents of Tuktoyaktuk, Inuvik, and Aklavik who had experience herding reindeer in the Western Arctic. **************************************************************************** Thunderhawk's Strange Encounter by Geoff Hampton Writer Geoff Hampton shares this story that should delight both young and old. **************************************************************************** Tolerance 101 A project by Southern Poverty Law Center In the next issues of Canku Ota, we are going to share ideas with you about learning and teaching tolerance. Perhaps this will inspire you to come up with your own ideas to share. **************************************************************************** Giant Bugs Zoomobile Comes To Tuba City's Dzil Libei School Reservation bugs have nothing on the gigantic roaches from Afghanistan. These huge one-half hand sized creatures brought the most squeals and interest from the primary students at TC District’s Dzil Libei School in Cameron. **************************************************************************** Head Start Grads Mark First Success Surrounded by graduates in caps and gowns, speaker Bruce Long Fox congratulated the Class of 2002 on Friday and thanked members' parents for setting them on the pathway to a solid future. **************************************************************************** 'Cub reporter' Tries His Hand at Southern Ute's Bear Dance "You with the notebook," a man said over the loudspeaker. I looked around. People conversed, dined or just stood around, but no one had a notebook. "Come in and take a seat," he said. This was the beginning of my first Bear Dance. **************************************************************************** Nez Perce Keep Culture Alive with Camas Root For generations, the camas root was a staple of the Nez Perce Tribe. But development is taking its toll, and tribal member Gwen Carter is committed not only to keeping the root as part of the Nez Perce diet but also to preserving the remaining digging grounds. **************************************************************************** Creighton Graduation Especially Memorable for American Indians Saturday was a happy time for the parents, grandparents, other relatives and friends of Creighton University's 1,180 graduates. But for three American Indian families from South Dakota, the day was especially memorable. **************************************************************************** Hopi Student Dartmouth Bound Carlene Tenakhongva, a senior at Hopi High School, will attend Dartmouth in the fall. Tenakhongva, who is the Valedictorian for Hopi High School’s 6 p.m. May 24 graduation, said she is excited about attending the Ivy League school. **************************************************************************** SuAnne Big Crow Boys & Girls Club Grand Opening May 28, 2002 There will be much to celebrate for the residents of Pine Ridge, South Dakota on Saturday, June 1. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (B&GCA) announces the Grand Opening of the new state-of-the-art SuAnne Big Crow Boys & Girls Club. **************************************************************************** White House Drug Czar Unveils American Indian Anti-Drug Advertising LOS ANGELES, CA - John P. Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), today unveiled a new series of new drug prevention advertisements targeting American Indian audiences. The ads are part of the ONDCP's National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, a five-year effort designed to help America's youth reject illicit drugs. Developed by Albuquerque-based G&G Advertising, an American Indian firm, the new ads promote the positive alternatives to drug use and model parenting skills that help keep kids drug-free. The new broadcast and print ads, and earlier Media Campaign advertising directed toward the American Indian market, represent a research-based effort to combat youth drug use in this community. **************************************************************************** Kuwanhoya Tawahongva, Winner In Heard Museum Competition Kuwanhoya Tawahongva took first place and five other Hopi High School students took home ribbons as Hopi High dominated the computer assisted art category at the Heard Museum’s Native American Student Art Show. **************************************************************************** Red Cloud Students Win New York Film Award A short film created by students at Red Cloud Indian High School won top news honors at the 12th annual Kid Witness News New Vision Awards ceremony Monday in New York City. **************************************************************************** Artist's Vision Woven Into Blanket One of the first carvings Ron Manook created was a replica of a young woman he had a crush on. Taught to whittle as a pastime when the family went camping, he worked the miniature figure out of cottonwood. But Manook, then 13, was too embarrassed to give the less-than-perfect carving to the woman. **************************************************************************** Indian Carvers Captivate American Indian artist Ralph Bennett chisels the yellow cedar tree, forming rough outlines of a bear and a medicine man's face. "Every single person on this planet comes from a tribal culture," Bennett said Tuesday to elementary school children. **************************************************************************** Diabetes Teaches Us Important Life Lessons Diabetes on reservations is so common that if you lived there, you would be more likely to become diabetic than you would be to catch the flu during flu season. Native Americans who live in North Dakota will develop Type II diabetes at a rate four to five times greater than the rest of the U.S. population, some of the websites about diabetes tell me. **************************************************************************** Winnebagos Give Blessing to New Healing Garden A few seeds, ceremonially scattered to Tuesday's brisk wind, marked the first plantings of a healing garden here. "Wherever it falls, it's good," Cecelia Earth pronounced, as she and other participants let loose finger-pinches of native grass seed. The action marked the end of a ceremonial blessing of the small plot of land and the garden's mission. Earth is treasurer of AiKiRuti, the grass-roots community organization that dreamed and prayed its way to that moment. **************************************************************************** Indian Achievement Honored There are little moments in life that stick in a person's memory forever. Keilani Burroughs seemed to realize that Saturday afternoon was one of those snapshots in time as she traced her finger over the lettering on a plaque she had just been handed. **************************************************************************** Native American Preparatory School Graduates its Last Class For the graduating seniors at the Native American Preparatory School, commencement was a bittersweet affair. Because of financial difficulties, the Rowe school is closing, and this was its last graduation. **************************************************************************** NASA Teacher Started at Reservation School The teacher who will fly into space in 2004 got her start in a schoolhouse on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Barbara Morgan was the backup teacher to Christa McAuliffe, one of the seven astronauts who died in the Challenger disaster in 1986. NASA recently announced that she would take part in a mission to the International Space Station in 2004. On that flight Morgan will serve as a fully functioning member of the crew as well as preparing lessons from space. **************************************************************************** On the Right Path Bobbi Jo Sherwood has seen her share of misery at Wellpinit. Now she's ready to run away. **************************************************************************** Summer Program to Train Young Indian Filmmakers Organizers say they hope a summer program will awaken the cultural pride and college aspirations of the county's American Indian students. The six-week Young Native Scholars Summer Program at UC San Diego will teach students basic film production, Web page design, radio and television broadcasting and the history of local Indian tribes, organizers said. **************************************************************************** Sherman Students Win Design Contest Sherman Indian High School students beamed with pride when they found out they would share their heritage with visitors and residents of Los Angeles. **************************************************************************** This Date In History Recipe: Lemons Story: Turkey Makes Corn What is this: Wild Turkey Project: Bath Time Fun This Issue's Web sites **************************************************************************** Opportunities "OPPORTUNITIES" is gathered from sources distributed nationally and includes scholarships, grants, internships, fellowships, and career opportunities as well as announcements for conferences, workshops and symposia. 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